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The 15 Absolute Critical Questions to Ask Before You Get (Platelet-Rich Plasma) PRP
There has been a lot written about platelet-rich plasma (PRP) recently It’s been in the news and has been on television...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Wellness, Fitness and Diet
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You Don’t Know JAK About Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, progressive, systemic, autoimmune disease characterized by joint inflammation and destruction, progressive disability and adverse psychological effects...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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What is Elderly-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis and How Should it be Treated?
Elderly onset rheumatoid arthritis (EORA) is a misnomer since it refers to rheumatoid arthritis affecting people 60 years of age or older...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Rank - It Doesn’t Smell That Bad: A New Concept in Osteoporosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
In the next several months, if you have rheumatoid arthritis or osteoporosis, you will be hearing more about a substance called RANK ligand...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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How Safe Are Biologic Medicines Used For Rheumatoid Arthritis?
The new gold standard for rheumatoid arthritis treatment is the use of biologic response modifiers (BRMs) with or without methotrexate...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Why Rheumatoid Arthritis Should be Treated- Aggressively!
Multiple studies have demonstrated that early aggressive management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is beneficial...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Tissue Engineering: An Explanation of How Stem Cells Can be Used to Regrow Cartilage
The perpetual search for the Fountain of Youth has both fascinated as well as eluded human beings for centuries...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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How To Treat Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain It is due to inflammation of the plantar fascia, a thick piece of connective tissue that runs from the bottom of the heel to the base of the toes...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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More About Stem Cells and PRP For Osteoarthritis
A number of methods have been used to repair of cartilage damage The first is osteochondral transplantation, which involves taking a plug of cartilage from a non-weight bearing area and placing it into a defect in a weight-bearing region...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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What is PRP and How Does it Work?
Platelet rich plasma (or PRP as it is called) is the “treatment du jour” for many soft tissue injuries since being mentioned as the technique that allowed Hines Ward to play in the Super Bowl...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Stem Cell Therapy For Osteoarthritis: What is the Data?
In the last few years, a number of methods have been developed to repair cartilage damage These include osteochondral transplantation, microfracture surgery and autologous chondrocyte (cartilage cell) implantation...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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PRP: Hope or Hype?
Steelers wide receiver, Hines Ward, underwent a medical procedure using platelet-rich plasma- PRP- before the Super Bowl XLIII...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Gout: A New Treatment For an Old Disease
Gout is a form of arthritis due to the buildup of uric acid crystals in one or more joints Uric acid is a byproduct that is produced when certain foods containing purines are metabolized...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Falls: The Forgotten Killer of Arthritis Patients
With all the discussion regarding the search for new therapies, one subject that has been neglected is a major cause of death in patients with arthritis...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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How Platelet Rich Plasma Helped The Steelers Win The Super Bowl
An exciting area where accelerated tissue healing has been demonstrated is wound healing with the use of platelet rich plasma (PRP)...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Rheumatoid Arthritis… Is Gene Therapy the Answer?
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis affecting approximately 2...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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What is Placebo and Why is it Not Such a Bad Thing For People With Arthritis?
When you read about medical research studies, you often see the term “place” used Since our center is very active in clinical research, the question of placebo comes up a lot from our prospective study volunteers so I though maybe explaining placebo and its role in research would be useful...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Current Concepts in Osteoarthritis Research: So Why do my Knees Hurt and Can You Make Them Better?
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common conditions leading to disability and impaired quality of life in the Western world...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Why Settle For “Golden Year Knees” When “Glory Year Knees” Are Possible?
How can some people defy aging joints while your knees keep getting older every day What would you do to have knees that were 20 years younger...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Is Rheumatoid Arthritis Worse in Women Than it is in Men?
Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common inflammatory form of arthritis and affects approximately 21 million Americans...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Osteoarthritis: Are Stem Cells Really the Answer?
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis It is characterized by degeneration of the articular cartilage (the gristle that caps the end of long bones in a joint) and, ultimately, joint destruction...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Osteoarthritis of the Knee… A Young Person’s Disease
Osteoarthritis (OA), the premature wearing away of cartilage- the gristle that caps the ends of long bones is the most common form of arthritis...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Who’s a Good Candidate For Stem Treatment For Knee Osteoarthritis?
In the early part of December, the Vatican issued a pronouncement, again condemning the use of embryonic stem cells for medical research and medical treatment...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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What Every Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Should Know About Anti-TNF Drugs
Patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have poor prognostic factors or rapidly progressive disease are considered to be candidates for early treatment with biologic drugs such as TNF-inhibitors...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Biologic Bullets: The New Model For Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis
Prior to the development of newer biologic medications, rheumatologists were relegated to using disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDS) to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Platelet Rich Plasma – PRP For Achilles Tendonitis
The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body and connects the gastrocnemius (calf muscle) to the back of the calcaneus (heel bone)...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Stem Cells For Osteoarthritis: I Look Ten Years Younger Since my Facelift… But my Knees Still Feel Their Age… What Can I Do?
One of the first articles to mention stem cell therapy for osteoarthritis was an article published in the December 2003 article Arthritis and Rheumatism (Murphy JM, et al...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Low Back Pain Relief... How to Get It Without Drugs - From an Arthritis Expert!
Low back pain is second only to the common cold as a reason to visit a physician’s office Low back pain is a common problem because of our upright stance, the demands placed on us by our daily routines, as well as our habits, many of which can aggravate back pain...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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If An Earthworm Can Grow A New Body, Why Can’t A Human Grow New Cartilage For Their Knee Or Hip?
If a tadpole’s tail is cut off, it will grow a new one If a salamander’s leg is cut off, it will grow a new one...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome of the Foot?
Tarsal tunnel syndrome is condition where the posterior tibial nerve in the ankle is compressed In many ways, this condition is analogous to carpal tunnel syndrome in the hand where the median nerve is compressed...
Author: Nathan Wei - Category: Medicines and Remedies
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